DON DON DONKI’s Expansion into Southeast Asia and Japanese-Brand Specialty Retail Format
First written in FY2018-Q2. 22 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the overseas business, we opened 4 stores in California, US (TOKYO CENTRAL Irvine, TOKYO CENTRAL Emeryville, Gelson's Toluca Lake and sushi restaurant El Dorado Hills), and 1 store in Thailand (DON DON DONKI Central Westgate).」
The company opened 4 additional stores in California, United States, and 1 in Thailand, continuing the overseas rollout of formats including DON DON DONKI, TOKYO CENTRAL, Gelson’s and sushi restaurants. - 2026-08-18AdvancedEarnings
「In the overseas business, we opened 4 stores in California, US (TOKYO CENTRAL Irvine, TOKYO CENTRAL Emeryville, Gelson's Toluca Lake and sushi restaurant El Dorado Hills), and 1 store in Thailand (DON DON DONKI Central Westgate).」
The company continued expanding its overseas store network in North America and Thailand. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas store openings, we operate 2 stores in California, USA (TOKYO CENTRAL Irvine and Sushi Restaurant El Dorado Hills), and 1 store in Thailand (DON DON DONKI Central Westgate).」
We added overseas stores, including the DON DON DONKI Central Westgate store in Thailand, and continued expanding our overseas business formats centered on Japanese brands. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 1 store in California, USA; 2 in Hawaii, USA; 1 in Guam; 1 in Singapore; 1 in Hong Kong; 1 in Taiwan; and 1 in Malaysia.」
We continued expanding the Japan-brand formats overseas, opening a total of 8 stores in North America, Guam and Asia. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 1 store in Guam, DON DON DONKI VILLAGE OF DONKI; 1 in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI Mong Kok MPM; and 1 in Malaysia, JONETZ by DON DON DONKI NU Sentral.」
We newly opened a total of 3 stores in Guam, Hong Kong and Malaysia in the Japan-brand formats, including DON DON DONKI. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 1 store in California, USA; 2 in Singapore; 1 in Hong Kong; 1 in Macau; 2 in Thailand; 3 in Taiwan; and 2 in Malaysia.」
We added 12 overseas stores in the Japan-brand formats, including DON DON DONKI, including additional openings in Macau and 2 stores in Malaysia. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 1 store in California, USA, Gelson's West LA at West Edge; 2 in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Paya Lebar Quarter and DON DON DONKI Tiong Bahru Plaza; 1 in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI Plaza Hollywood; 2 in Thailand, DON DON DONKI Fashion Island and DON DON DONKI The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi; 3 in Taiwan, DON DON DONKI CITY LINK Nangang, DON DON DONKI Taichung Tiger City and DON DON DONKI Kaohsiung Dali; and 1 in Malaysia, JONETZ by DON DON DONKI IOI City Mall 2.」
We advanced the overseas expansion of the Japan-brand formats, including DON DON DONKI, by opening a total of 10 additional stores in North America and 6 Asian regions. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 1 store in California, USA, Gelson's West LA at West Edge; 1 in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Paya Lebar Quarter; 1 in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI Plaza Hollywood; 1 in Taiwan, DON DON DONKI CITY LINK Nangang; and 1 in Malaysia, JONETZ by DON DON DONKI IOI City Mall 2.」
We continued expanding the Japan-brand formats, including DON DON DONKI, by opening a total of 4 additional stores in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 1 store in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Paya Lebar Quarter; 1 in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI Plaza Hollywood; and 1 in Malaysia, JONETZ by DON DON DONKI IOI City Mall 2.」
We continued expanding the Japan-brand formats, including DON DON DONKI, by opening a total of 3 additional stores in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 3 stores in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Northpoint City, DON DON DONKI Jurong Point and DON DON DONKI Jewel Changi Airport; 6 in Thailand, DON DON DONKI Seacon Bangkae, DON DON DONKI J-PARK Sriracha, DON DON DONKI Thaniya Plaza, Sen Sen Sushi J-PARK Sriracha, DON DON DONKI Thonglor and DON DON DONKI Thaniya Plaza; 1 in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI Whampoa Garden; and 1 in Malaysia, JONETZ by DON DON DONKI Sunway Pyramid.」
We continued expanding DON DON DONKI and other formats in Asia, opening 3 stores in Singapore, 6 in Thailand, 1 in Hong Kong and 1 in Malaysia. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 3 stores in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Northpoint City, DON DON DONKI Jurong Point and DON DON DONKI Jewel Changi Airport; 4 in Thailand, DON DON DONKI Seacon Bangkae, DON DON DONKI J-PARK Sriracha, Sen Sen Sushi J-PARK Sriracha and DON DON DONKI Thonglor; 1 in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI Whampoa Garden; and 1 in Malaysia, JONETZ by DON DON DONKI Sunway Pyramid.」
We continued expanding DON DON DONKI and other formats in Asia, opening 3 stores in Singapore, 4 in Thailand, 1 in Hong Kong and 1 in Malaysia. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 3 stores in Thailand, DON DON DONKI Seacon Bangkae, DON DON DONKI J-PARK Sriracha and Sen Sen Sushi J-PARK Sriracha, and 1 store in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI Whampoa Garden.」
We opened 3 stores in Thailand and 1 in Hong Kong, advancing the Asian expansion centered on DON DON DONKI. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 1 store in Thailand, DON DON DONKI Seacon Bangkae.」
We continued expanding DON DON DONKI in Thailand and opened 1 additional store there. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 4 stores in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Downtown East, DON DON DONKI Suntec City, DON DON DONKI Tampines 1 and DON DON DONKI Waterway Point; 2 in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI TMT Plaza and DON DON DONKI Amoy Plaza; 2 in Thailand, DON DON DONKI Seacon Square and DON DON DONKI MBK Center; 1 in Taiwan, DON DON DONKI Zhongxiao Xinsheng; 1 in Malaysia, JONETZ by DON DON DONKI Tropicana Gardens Mall; and 1 in Macau, DON DON DONKI, for a total of 11 stores.」
In addition to Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Macau, we expanded into Thailand and newly opened 11 overseas stores. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In September 2021, we opened the first DON DON DONKI store in Macau at the mixed-use commercial complex Trust Leisure Garden. Overseas openings totaled 4 stores: 2 in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Downtown East and DON DON DONKI Suntec City; 1 in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI TMT Plaza; and 1 in Macau, DON DON DONKI.」
DON DON DONKI expanded into Macau, with 4 stores opened during the cumulative period through the second quarter: 2 in Singapore, 1 in Hong Kong and 1 in Macau. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding overseas openings, we opened 2 stores in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Downtown East and DON DON DONKI Suntec City.」
We opened 2 DON DON DONKI stores in Singapore, advancing the Southeast Asian expansion centered on Japan brands. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In January 2021, we opened DON DON DONKI Ximen in Ximending, a busy district that attracts people from across Taiwan as a trendsetting hub, marking the first DON DON DONKI store in Taiwan. In March of the same year, we opened JONETZ by DON DON DONKI Lot10 in Kuala Lumpur's largest commercial district, marking the first store in Malaysia.」
The overseas expansion of DON DON DONKI and other formats expanded from Singapore and Hong Kong to Taiwan and Malaysia, with the first stores opened in both countries. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In Hong Kong, we opened several new-format DON DON DONKI stores: Passionate Smiles Shop Peak Galleria, a yatai-street-style store where customers can experience Japan's traditional festival culture; the multi-level DON DON DONKI Pearl City in the commercial complex Pearl City on Hong Kong Island; DON DON DONKI Monterey Place, a neighborhood-oriented store in a coastal area; and DON DON DONKI 100QRC in the commercial building 100 Queen's Road Central on Queen's Road in the office district. In Singapore, we opened DON DON DONKI HarbourFront in HarbourFront Centre, a large commercial complex at the gateway to the resort island of Sentosa.」
We newly opened 4 stores in Hong Kong and 1 in Singapore, advancing DON DON DONKI's format and regional expansion. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding the overseas stores, we opened DON DON DONKI Pearl City, the third DON DON DONKI store in Hong Kong, in the commercial complex Pearl City on Hong Kong Island.」
The third DON DON DONKI store in Hong Kong opened, advancing the overseas store rollout centered on Japan brands. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the overseas business, we opened 3 stores in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Square 2, DON DON DONKI Clarke Quay Central and DON DON DONKI J-Cube; and 2 stores in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI Mira Place 2 and DON DON DONKI OP Mall flagship store, for a total of 5 stores.」
We opened 3 stores in Singapore and 2 in Hong Kong, advancing the Southeast Asian and Hong Kong expansion centered on Japan brands. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the overseas business, we opened 2 stores in Singapore, DON DON DONKI Square 2 and DON DON DONKI Clarke Quay Central; 1 store in Hong Kong, DON DON DONKI Mira Place 2; and 3 stores in total.」
We newly opened 2 stores in Singapore and 1 in Hong Kong. This was DON DON DONKI's first opening in Hong Kong, while the Singapore stores included dine-in areas and food courts. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the overseas business, we opened DON DON DONKI Square 2 in Singapore, a supermarket-style store with an expanded food offering.」
A new supermarket-style DON DON DONKI store with an expanded food offering opened in Singapore, advancing the store rollout in Southeast Asia. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In December 2017, we opened DON DON DONKI Orchard Central in Singapore, bringing the total number of overseas stores, including existing stores, to 38.」
The company again cites a total of 38 overseas stores, including DON DON DONKI stores in Singapore, but does not mention any new Southeast Asian openings. - FY2018-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In December 2017, we opened DON DON DONKI Orchard Central in the commercial complex Orchard Central in central Singapore. As the company's first store in Southeast Asia, it represents a new challenge that brings together the format development and store-building expertise cultivated in Japan and overseas. The store operates under a new format tailored to Southeast Asia, offering products based on the concept of a Japan-brand specialty store, with almost all products either made in Japan or intended for the Japanese market.」
The company's first store in Southeast Asia opened in Singapore, launching the new Japan-brand specialty store format centered on Japanese products.